Grasslands are under increased pressure of global changes, with nutrient enrichment and changes in vertebrate grazer communities being among the most prominent. Although impacts of global changes on plant communities have been well documented, it is much less well understood how they affect soil community composition and functioning. We now have the unique opportunity to utilise a long-term experiment at the Veluwe (the Netherlands), which is part of the global Nutrient Network (www.nutnet.org), to study impacts of nutrient addition and grazing on plant and soil communities.

Interested in how crops maintain stable yields under both optimal and drought conditions? A PhD position within the Allrounder project - dissecting the genetic basis of natural variation in root and shoot architecture as basis for breeding climate-resilient barley - might be suited for you!

Bij de Technische Dienst heb je een afwisselende en uitdagende functie waar je ervoor zorgt dat onze duurzame gebouwen en installaties goed functioneren. Door jouw inzet blijft de techniek betrouwbaar – een onmisbare schakel in ons werk voor natuur en klimaat.